HSK 5 · Verbs

强调 qiángdiào “to emphasise (a statement)” in Chinese

Traditional 強調

What 强调 means

  1. to emphasise (a statement)
  2. to stress

How to say 强调

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale强qiáng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale调diào4th tone, falling

强调 in a sentence

  1. 他强调了城市生活方便的一面。

    Tā qiángdiào le chéngshì shēnghuó fāngbiàn de yímiàn.

    He stressed the convenience of city life.

    Sentence #3158837 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 我想特别强调这一点。

    Wǒ xiǎng tèbié qiángdiào zhè yì diǎn.

    I’d like to emphasise this point in particular.

    Sentence #2368479 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 这个论点值得强调。

    Zhè ge lùndiǎn zhíde qiángdiào.

    This point deserves emphasis.

    Sentence #805708 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 强调 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 强 (qiáng) with each of its parts in a different colour
强qiángstrong
  • 弓bow · gōngMeaning part
  • 虽although · suī

弓 hints at the meaning (bow); 虫 (chóng) hints at the sound. Compare it with qiáng.

The character 调 (tiáo) with each of its parts in a different colour
调diàoto transfer
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 周Zhou dynasty · zhōuSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 周 (zhōu) hints at the sound. Compare it with diào.

How to write 强调

强 12 strokes · 调 10 strokes

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强调 (qiángdiào) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 强调 (qiángdiào). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 强调

Words with 强

强qiáng · strong坚强jiānqiáng · staunch强烈qiángliè · strong强迫qiǎngpò · to force倔强juéjiàng · stubborn勉强miǎnqiǎng · reluctantly顽强wánqiáng · tenacious强制qiángzhì · compulsory

Words with 调

空调kōngtiáo · air conditioning调查diàochá · investigation调整tiáozhěng · to adjust单调dāndiào · monotonous调皮tiáopí · naughty声调shēngdiào · tone (of a syllable)调料tiáoliào · seasoning调和tiáohé · to reconcile调剂tiáojì · to adjust调节tiáojié · to adjust

More words: Thinking & Talking

明确míngquè · clear盼望pànwàng · to hope for评价píngjià · to evaluate启发qǐfā · to inspire请求qǐngqiú · to request劝quàn · to advise确定quèdìng · to confirm确认quèrèn · to confirm

FAQs

强调 (qiángdiào) means “to emphasise (a statement)” or “to stress”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it qiángdiào: qiáng with a 2nd tone, then diào with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 强调 is written 強調. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qiangdiao with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 强调 from the suggestions. Typing qiangdiao into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
强调 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.